When Alexander Wang staged his AW14 collection outside of Manhattan; no one thought the fashion pack would venture out to Brooklyn to the extravaganza. Asking editors and buyers to cross the East River when they find it hard enough schlepping around Manhattan

Thanks to designers like Hedi Slimane, the trouser that was once synonymous with rockstars, biker gangs and people of a certain fetish has become this season’s winter essential. And while the trousers might have gone mainstream